What color is #928873?

#928873 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #928873?

The RGB value is 146, 136, 115: 146 red, 136 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #928873?

The complementary color is #737D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #928873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#928873 color

#928873 rgb(146, 136, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #928873 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 53.3% green and 45.1% blue (146, 136, 115).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#928873 color codes

HEX	`#928873`
RGB	`rgb(146, 136, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 53.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.03, 0.14, 12.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.03, 12.65, 89.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.753, 24.958, 19.782)`
Decimal	`9603187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #928873, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #928873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#928873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #928873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #928873; }
.text { color: #928873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 136 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #928873, #8c9273); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #928873?: #928873 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #928873?: The RGB value is 146, 136, 115: 146 red, 136 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #928873?: The complementary color is #737D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #928873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.